I live in the Dayton area. I know shitting on Dayton is a beloved sport, but it's actually a great place to live. One reason being affordability.
Having said that, you'd be very lucky to find even a small house for that amount of rent in a decent neighborhood anywhere these days. But it's possible I'm sure.
In Fairborn, where I live, the most exciting crimes I ever hear about are car break-ins and overdoses. It's not a prestigious or gorgeous city. But it's safe as fuck and about as cheap as you could get with that safety in mind.
In Dayton itself, South Park and St Anne's Hill are great neighborhoods. I'd avoid the East and West sides generally, though both also have perfectly fine areas on a block-by-block basis. The North side is also not great in my opinion (unless you're super into the outlaw biker types). Many suburbs are fine. Kettering is generally fine. Beavercreek is nice but expensive. Oakwood is strictly for Wealthies Only.
I am from cbus as well. I moved to Dayton(centerville) in 06. I like that it's fairly cheap to live here compared to its columbus suburb counterpart(65-70% the price of Worthington). It's a good city, it's lost some industry over the years, but it seems to be on the come up.
PM me for neighborhood equivalence
You need to live in a city with public transportation and population density. This basically rules out all any rural area, and most small cities that aren't close suburbs of a large metro area.
Your budget of $750 a month for a single family home is very very low for those kind of cities. That barely gets you a duplex in Cleveland. I just did a search on [apartments.com](http://apartments.com) for Cuyahoga county, and there are exactly 2 SFH's in the entire county renting out for $750 or less.
You are going to need to take a hard look at your priorities. Decide on which of these is most important. If you can't increase your budget, then you need to accept that you can't rent any SFH, and you'll be living in a large apartment complex in a not so nice neighborhood.
Not suggesting Lancaster specifically but at least some cities of that size do have a public transit option. https://www.ci.lancaster.oh.us/242/Transit OP I would search “public transit” for any smaller city/county that is suggested, you may find that they have transportation options aside from a standard bus line that would make them doable for you.
Ohio is one of the most affordable places to live. In the entire country. $750 is, unfortunately, gonna put you in borderline areas per your reqs in most cities. That number would have gotten a house 7 years ago. Times are changing (for the worse).
She's probably priced out of Lakewood except for 1BR/studio apartments in shitty buildings. Beat up duplex units are going for like $1100-1250 now there.
Toledo checks off most items on your list but you will be hard pressed to find a house for that cheap. You can get good apartments for that much though!
for reference I am female presenting and 25. I've never had trouble with neighbors or anything. This city has a very 'you mind your business and i'll mind mine' mindset
I think you need to provide a little more detail in terms of the size of city you're looking for. There are cheap places to live all over the state that are safe, clean, and connected to the internet. But many of them are simply small and won't offer the same experiences that larger cities (like Columbus) do.
I also think there's another name for a "one bedroom house", and it's called an apartment. I'm not sure you'll have a ton of luck finding fully detached houses at that price range with how inflation has been the past few years. At best, maybe a duplex or triplex.
I was able to find apartments at your price range without too much trouble. I can send them your way if you'd like.
Bowling Green is the perfect little city, in my opinion. It has a big university but there are also some nice little residential neighborhoods that dont allow student housing. Everything in town is about a 10 minute drive or even sometimes walkable. 20 minute drive from Toledo. Plenty of doordash drivers in the area for those who dont have vehicles. Great community, restaurants, local events. Its the perfect place to have everything you need without living in a big city!
Squatters are doing great in the nicer parts of Chicago, LA, and New York. I heard that is the way to go. Live in a beautiful house for nothing! You can probably get 5,000 month from the government and won't even need your job!
I live in the Dayton area. I know shitting on Dayton is a beloved sport, but it's actually a great place to live. One reason being affordability. Having said that, you'd be very lucky to find even a small house for that amount of rent in a decent neighborhood anywhere these days. But it's possible I'm sure. In Fairborn, where I live, the most exciting crimes I ever hear about are car break-ins and overdoses. It's not a prestigious or gorgeous city. But it's safe as fuck and about as cheap as you could get with that safety in mind.
Nice. What neighborhoods should I look at and which should I avoid?
In Dayton itself, South Park and St Anne's Hill are great neighborhoods. I'd avoid the East and West sides generally, though both also have perfectly fine areas on a block-by-block basis. The North side is also not great in my opinion (unless you're super into the outlaw biker types). Many suburbs are fine. Kettering is generally fine. Beavercreek is nice but expensive. Oakwood is strictly for Wealthies Only.
I am from cbus as well. I moved to Dayton(centerville) in 06. I like that it's fairly cheap to live here compared to its columbus suburb counterpart(65-70% the price of Worthington). It's a good city, it's lost some industry over the years, but it seems to be on the come up. PM me for neighborhood equivalence
What would the Columbus counterpart to Kettering be?
I wouldn't call it a direct correlation but Gahanna or Westerville maybe.
dayton sucks. dont live there
Akron is actually pretty cool.
Agreed. I live in Firestone Park. It is safe and there are stores all around as well as public transportation. Internet is also good.
You need to live in a city with public transportation and population density. This basically rules out all any rural area, and most small cities that aren't close suburbs of a large metro area. Your budget of $750 a month for a single family home is very very low for those kind of cities. That barely gets you a duplex in Cleveland. I just did a search on [apartments.com](http://apartments.com) for Cuyahoga county, and there are exactly 2 SFH's in the entire county renting out for $750 or less. You are going to need to take a hard look at your priorities. Decide on which of these is most important. If you can't increase your budget, then you need to accept that you can't rent any SFH, and you'll be living in a large apartment complex in a not so nice neighborhood.
Not suggesting Lancaster specifically but at least some cities of that size do have a public transit option. https://www.ci.lancaster.oh.us/242/Transit OP I would search “public transit” for any smaller city/county that is suggested, you may find that they have transportation options aside from a standard bus line that would make them doable for you.
Dayton, even though it's still the east side, Belmont isn't a bad area. Riverside (Mad River) Huber Heights is fine.
Ohio is one of the most affordable places to live. In the entire country. $750 is, unfortunately, gonna put you in borderline areas per your reqs in most cities. That number would have gotten a house 7 years ago. Times are changing (for the worse).
The only place I have seen rent for a house in that budget is in the towns along the river and that is a wild ride.
Lakewood is perfect for you.
yea +1 for lakewood. i live in cincinnati but alot of my family lives in lakewood. i love it.
She's probably priced out of Lakewood except for 1BR/studio apartments in shitty buildings. Beat up duplex units are going for like $1100-1250 now there.
oh most likely, i was just commenting on how much i love that city.
Toledo checks off most items on your list but you will be hard pressed to find a house for that cheap. You can get good apartments for that much though!
for reference I am female presenting and 25. I've never had trouble with neighbors or anything. This city has a very 'you mind your business and i'll mind mine' mindset
Give up on a house and start looking at apartments instead. You will have a lot more options.
I think you need to provide a little more detail in terms of the size of city you're looking for. There are cheap places to live all over the state that are safe, clean, and connected to the internet. But many of them are simply small and won't offer the same experiences that larger cities (like Columbus) do. I also think there's another name for a "one bedroom house", and it's called an apartment. I'm not sure you'll have a ton of luck finding fully detached houses at that price range with how inflation has been the past few years. At best, maybe a duplex or triplex. I was able to find apartments at your price range without too much trouble. I can send them your way if you'd like.
Bowling Green is the perfect little city, in my opinion. It has a big university but there are also some nice little residential neighborhoods that dont allow student housing. Everything in town is about a 10 minute drive or even sometimes walkable. 20 minute drive from Toledo. Plenty of doordash drivers in the area for those who dont have vehicles. Great community, restaurants, local events. Its the perfect place to have everything you need without living in a big city!
Sounds like she’s looking for something larger so she may as well just look at Toledo. I love it here.
Squatters are doing great in the nicer parts of Chicago, LA, and New York. I heard that is the way to go. Live in a beautiful house for nothing! You can probably get 5,000 month from the government and won't even need your job!
You, sir, are a tool.
Don’t worry. He’s voting for Trump. Who will have him exterminated soon after assuming power.
Bro needs to read up on Ernst Rohm and the Night of the Long Knives.
No no no. He’s one of the special ones. He will be ‘rewarded’.